Ruben Rafiki Hayrapetyan (, born 9 March 1963 in

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), also known by his nickname Nemets Rubo (''Rubo The German''), is an Armenian football official, a former member of the Armenian Parliament and a businessman. Between 2002-2018, Hayrapetyan was the president of the

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(FFA). He was elected to the Armenian Parliament twice, in 2003 and 2007. On 3 July 2012 he was forced to step down from Parliament, after the controversial death of an army doctor at a restaurant owned by him. In 2014, Hayrapetyan started investing in different business projects. Since 2007, he has been a member of the

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(RPA). He holds a degree in economics from the

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